Re: about SFINAE usage

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Mon, 18 May 2009 16:18:20 +0200
Message-ID:
<gurqr7$ue3$1@news.eternal-september.org>
* feverzsj:

i wrote a template to test whether a type is a class type.
but i find that using an ordinary member function "test()" will cause
compiler error like"no qualified name for pointer to member".
what's the difference in this place???

template<typename T>
class ClassChecker{
    typedef char One;
    typedef struct{char _c[2];} Two;
    template<typename C> static One test(int C::*);
    template<typename C> static Two test(...);
public:
    enum{YES = sizeof(test<T>(0))==1};
    enum{NO = !YES};
};

template<typename T>
void CheckClass()
{
    if( ClassChecker<T>::YES )
        cout<<"type '"<<typeid(T).name()<<"' IS a Class type"<<endl;
    else
        cout<<"type '"<<typeid(T).name()<<"' IS NOT a Class type"<<endl;
}


How come so many of you moro^H^H^H^Hnewbies think that C++ programmers who would
help you out, must be telepathic?

Anyways, here's the scoop, the absolutely mind-boggling amazing unbelievable
fact: there isn't any telepathy or other ESP powers involved in C++ programming.

Show the f***ing code that doesn't compile.

Grumble, grumble,

- Alf

PS: By the way, don't use all uppercase for non-macros. You could also greatly
improve the name of ClassChecker. E.g. IsClass.

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